Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Dam; Militants Deny Claim

WochitAug. 18, 2014. 03:51 AM EST

Boosted by two days of U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Monday wrested back control o...
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Boosted by two days of U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Monday wrested back control of the country's largest dam from Islamic militants, a military spokesman in Baghdad said as fighting was reported to be underway for the rest of the strategic complex. Soon after the news broke, the Islamic State group, which two weeks ago captured the Mosul Dam spanning the Tigris River just north of the city of Mosul, denied the claim, insisting it was still in control of the facility.
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